In 2001, more than 9.8 billion animals were killed
for food in the U.S. These included:

9.3 billion chickens

309 million turkeys

118 million pigs

41.6 million cows and calves

27.7 million ducks

4.2 million sheep

More than half of all deaths in the US in 2001
were attributed to diseases for which
meat consumption is a major risk factor.

The U.S. slaughters approximately 47,000 horses each year
for export to Europe and Asia for human consumption.

260 million acres of U.S. forests
have been cleared for cropland
to produce a meat-centered diet

Livestock producers in the United States
use 24.6 million pounds of antibiotics
for routine non-therapeutic use every year.

Cattle produce nearly 1 billion tons
of organic waste each year.

In a lifetime, the average American meat-eater
consumes 2,600 animals, including

2,450 chickens

118 turkeys

33 pigs and sheep

12 cows and calves

According to the U.S. General Accounting Office,
 more plant species in the U.S. have been eliminated or threatened
by livestock grazing than by any other cause.

More than half of all water used in the U.S.
is devoted to meat production.

In nature, cows live 20-25 years.
A typical factory farmed cow is 'used up' in 3-4 years.
Then it's off to the slaughterhouse.

Thirty U.S. states have enacted laws that  specifically exempt farm animals from certain parts of the state's anti-cruelty statutes. Thereby certain acts, no matter how cruel, are outside the realm of legal protection as long as the acts are deemed 'accepted', 'common', 'customary' or 'normal' farming practices.

The grain consumed by American livestock
could feed 800 million people.
If exported, it would boost the U.S. trade balance
by $80 billion a year.